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General Knowledge 120612 is a selection of 10 questions. General Knowledge 120612 is the filename to differentiate it from other general knowledge quizzes. Feel free to use any of these questions and answers for your own quizzes. Just keep in mind that you cannot republish them in any format.
1 On the London Underground Map, what colour is the Northern Line?
A Black
2 Launched in 1973, what was the name of the United States first orbiting space station?
A Skylab (Skylab orbited the Earth from 1973 to 1979)
3 The art of carving shapes out of wood or bone with a knife is called what?
A Whittling
4 What name is given to the whip used by horse riders?
A Crop (riding crop or hunting crop) (and in case of smart arses, it’s called a quirt in cowboy westerns)
5 When crossing which body of water is King John reputed to have lost most of his Crown Jewels?
A The Wash
6 What is the name of a line on an Ordnance Survey map that joins areas of the same height?
A Contour
7 Who is the badly behaved girl in the “Beano” comic?
A Minnie The Minx (since 1953). Created and originally drawn by Leo Baxendale
8 In which city does the Council of Europe sit?
A Strasbourg (it is an entirely separate body from the European Union and has 47 member states – Albania currently holds the Presidency)
9 What would your occupation be if you copyrighted your face by painting it on an egg?
A Clown. The Clown Egg Register is a physical record of over 250 clown faces, each painted onto an egg.
10 The Chihuahua breed of dog originates from Mexico; spell Chihuahua?
A CHIHUAHUA